Suspenders



(No Model.)

0. G. KROUSE, H. E. MYERS 8: O. L. GIRARD. SUSPBNDBRS.

N0. 478,38. Patented July 5, 1892. v

I By- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. 7

CHARLES C. KROUSE, HARRY E. MYERS, AND CHARLES L. GIRARD, OF WILLIAMSPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

SUSPENDERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0.478,338, dated July 5,1892.

Application filed October 6, 1891. Serial No. 407,918. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES C. KROUSE, HARRY E. MYERS, and CHARLES L.GIRARD, citizens of the United States, residing at Williamsport,in thecounty of Lycoming and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Suspender-Back Attachments, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention relates to suspenders, and particularly to the back endconnections; and its object is to providea pivot connection between thesuspender-back and the back suspender-ends which will give both aswinging and lateral motion.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangements ofparts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure1 shows the suspender-back with the ends connected thereto ready foruse. Fig- 2 is a detached view of the suspender-end, showing thepivot-plate. Fig. 3 shows the outside of end portions of thesuspender-back; Fig. 4, the inside end portions of the suspender-back.Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the L-shaped pieces partiallybent to receive the suspenders. Fig. 6 is a plan view thereof just as itis stamped out. Figs. 7 and S are modifications of the suspender-plates.Fig. 9 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the line a m, Fig. 1.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts throughout theseveral figures.

In the drawings, A denotes one strap, and B the other part, of thesuspender proper. The ends of these straps are cut L-shaped, so as toaccommodate the L-shaped metal plates 0 and D. The outside portion ofthe plate Othat is, the portion which is turned over upon the fabric -isprovided with teeth a, while the inner portion is formed of alateralcurved flange 0, having an aperture 1). The plate D is of exactlythe same construction, but covers the end of the fabric in a differentposition-that is, the L-shaped portion is on the back of the fabricwhile the curved plate is upon the front thereofand the two curvedplates are thus brought face to face with the connecting-plate E,pivoted between them by means of the pivot c, passing through theaperture b and hole (1 in the plate E. By this arrangement aconsiderable pivot joint is made between the plates 0, D, and E. The

free end of the plate E extends downward below the plates C and D andits end is bent or turned over to form the' pivot-bearing for thelink-ring F, which is connected to the suspender-end G by means of theclamp H, which forms the subject-matter of a separate application filedherewith.

In the modification shown in Fig. 7 the plates 0 are formed with acurved bottom e and a straight upright portion or side f. The teeth a,may or may not extend entirely around the edges of this plate, and theflanges cconnect the two ends of the plate 0 by curving from one end tothe other. As shown in Fig. 8, the plate 0 is U-shaped and has the samecurved flange c. It will be observed that when the suspender portions Aand B have been connected through the medium of the plate E to thesuspender-end the plates 0 and D present a solid V-shaped connectingportion, which not only gives a smooth metal edge and ends to thesuspender portions A and B, but forms a simple, strong, and durablepivotbearing for the plate E without passing the pivot through thefabric, and at the same time completely conceals the pivot. By thisarrangement the suspender-end has a double swinging motion as well as alateral motion, and the end portions A and B also have a lateral motionupon the pivot.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patcut, is-

The combination, in a pair of suspenderstraps, of a back attachmentcomprising the plate 0, provided with teeth which engage the front ofone of 'the straps, the plate D, also provided with teeth which engagethe back of the other strap, each plate having a lateral flange whichcovers the opposite side of the straps to that engaged by the saidteeth, leaving the flanges face to face, the pivot c, and the plate E,pivoted to and between the said flanges, substantially as set forth.

In witness whereof we hereunto set our hands in the presence of twowitnesses.

CHARLES C. KROUSE. HARRY E. MYERS. CHARLES L. GIRARD. Witnesses:

CLARENCE E. SPROUT, RossER THOMAS.

